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Commission asks for monthly staff updates and quarterly site visits
Summary
Commissioners urged regular brief reports from parks and recreation staff and proposed quarterly on-site visits and a needs-assessment report to inform recommendations and support oversight of maintenance, programs and projects.
Commissioners pressed for more regular, concise communication from staff about program enrollment, maintenance and project status, saying a short monthly paragraph or quarterly update would let them make informed recommendations. "At the very least, if we can get a monthly report that they can just send to us, I think it would be helpful," one commissioner said.
The group also discussed reinstating proactive on-site visits and compiling a needs-assessment report to present to council; speakers recalled earlier commission efforts to seek easements and identify pathway connections by visiting sites. Commissioners said such visits and short reports would help the commission and staff coordinate and avoid adversarial dynamics.
